Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (e2)
c9-00323naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
10. Bxh5+ g6 11. Bf6 Be7 12. Bxh4
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to h5 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- bishop to f6 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to h4 is the top choice (+5.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead g6, then Bf6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #322.
SP-322 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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